This recipe is delicious and quick to make, especially if you have some young sous-chefs helping you out in the kitchen.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sake
- ¼ cup miso paste
- ¼ cup mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Whisk together the sake, miso paste, mirin, soy sauce, and brown sugar in a baking dish. Add the salmon, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before flipping the fillets over in the marinade to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Bring salmon to room temperature, about 15 minutes, then remove salmon from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Arrange salmon in the skillet, and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer the fish to a plate and garnish with basil.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 388 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 83 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 32 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 1174 mg |
| Sugars | 13 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
For some reason it ended up tasting like soap We’re absolutely certain that the dish it was marinated in was clean and that we followed the recipe exactly but it still ended up tasting soapy. We also noticed the taste got a little better with thicker pieces but over all it was soapy and odd. I don’t think the measurements for the ingredients were well portion and I’d recommend white cooking wine rather than sake. Will not be making this again unfortunately.
I changed brown sugar for Stevia
Followed the recipe exactly with the result being one of the best tasting salmon dishes I have ever had. I did sprinkle some salt on each filet just prior to grilling. I made double the marinade and used it for broccoli that I also grilled. That was paired with with dill rice for a very memorable meal. Easy and delicious, will definitely go into the rotation.
Really lovely flavour. I’ve made it twice – both times substituting normal white wine (6 tbsp) for the mirin and sake, which I did not have on hand. I baked the salmon in the entire marinade and used the sauce over some sesame broccoli and couscous. Very good. A new regular.
Delicious.
Wow! So good!
The marinade was amazing! I was worried it would be too strong when I tasted some of it directly, but the end result was a subtle, creamy, savory taste that blended perfectly with the fish, with just a hint of sweetness. My kids loved it! Served really well with some steamed kale and rice on the side. The problem I can think of is that some of the ingredients are a little pricey to buy just for making this dish once (sake, miso, mirin, etc.). But I generally have those around, so it wasn’t a problem.
I am so glad that I found this recipe! It tasted great! I didn’t make any changes to the main ingredients, but had to leave out the basil garnish since I didn’t have it on hand. I was only able to marinate the salmon in the fridge for an hour instead of 2 so I can only imagine how much tastier it would be! Also, I ended up cooking it in parchment as that’s how I like to cook my fish. This recipe is definitely going into the regular rotation.
Easy as pie, and twice as delicious! I did it sans sake since I didn’t have any on hand, or basil for that matter and I baked it instead. It’s a no-fuss feast!
awesome and incredibly easy!
Delish!! Didn’t have sake, so used dry white wine and added some minced fresh ginger. Family including kids loved it, will def make again!!
This was absolutely delicious. Thank you for sharing. I omitted the fresh basil (didn’t have any at the time). I cooked the salmon fillets in aluminum foil packets at 425 degrees for 12 minutes (my husband doesn’t like the smell of fish cooking). The salmon was tender and flavorful. We’ll definitely be making this again.
My husband and daughter both really liked this salmon. They said the flavour of the marinade was excellent. We grilled this instead of sauteeing it and it worked well. Thanks!
easy and delicious!
Have made this twice and wonderful, both times… omitted the basil and grilled rather than pan fried… but the marinade is wonderful… gave it 5 stars for flavor ….